anaheim-gazette 1915-05-06

NEW LAW PROHIBITS EMPLOYING ALIEN LABOR Riverside Treasurer Warned Not to Pay City's Money to Men Not Citizens Forty-two working men of Riverside have served notice upon City Treasurer P. A. Gunsolus to the effect that the employment by the city of alien labor is contrary to the state laws, and warning him not to pay out any more of the city's money after May 1st to city employees who are not citizens of the United States. Treasurer Gunsolus says he has the written opinion of the city attorney that this is the law, and he shall abide by it. He says he has not yet decided to hold up the warrants for last month's pay, which fell due May 1st, or to only hold up warrants that may be issued after that date. The street department now employs 12 Mexicans and the park department 2 Mexicans, and these are the only men who will come under the law. TO OPERATE SUGAR PLANT THIS YEAR Persistent Rumors That Big Plant Will Not Run are Not Founded on Fact Despite a persistent rumor to the effect that one of the local sugar factories would not operate this season, the company reports that they have signed up about 14,000 acres of beets for the season, and are still busy making contracts for the large run they expect to make. The season thus far is very bright for the beet prospects and the crops are coming on splendidly. The growing weather has been first class, and with the copious rains of the past week there is every reason to think the crop will be good and the run willuation is furnished by the Washington correspondent of the New York Journal of Commerce, a publication which has never been in close sympathy with those advocating a high tariff. The correspondent notes that reports from various points "appear to indicate the development of a certain amount of tariff unrest and dissatisfaction," and that "on the strength of these evidences of public feeling the prediction is in made usually well-informed quarters that the next 12 months will probably witness a decided effort to raise some of the existing duties to higher levels." The opinion is expressed that such effort would not stand much chance of success but for the shortage in revenue and the necessity for strengthening the Treasury. It is a condition, not a theory, that confronts the government, which, at the present rate of expenditure, must have more money to meet pressing obligations. Under such circumstances it is inevitable that those who feel that they have been made to suffer unjustly through unwarranted revision downward should make their grievances known. There is a strong inclination in some quarters to hold the war responsible for the present state of affairs industrially, and it was hoped by the tariff reformers that this would dispose of the argument for more duties. But, according to the testimony of the correspondent of the Journal of Commerce, who is a disinterested and impartial witness, the matter has not worked out in that way, for he says: "The output seems at present to be proving nearly the reverse of what was thus predicted. Where factories are prosperous as a result of the war orders, the inference is drawn by protectionists is that the good business is the result of absence of foreign consumer, delicat." "A number of opinions that if take the step, ford to bond for and buy its gas as Fullerton. He helm and Santa such a step, not to what they sonable charges." "Permission minimum charge $1 per 1000 cubic cents." At about the Counties Gas co intention of chug gas to natural City Trustees so to make an invoicing from the oil field of the county. ered station fore a gas expo was asked to saturator for Santa A build a pipeline stall a distributionate the systemthe Southern C with natural gas per 1000 cubic swerved in favorion. What his no natural gas was the rate Sanicial gas, is a torles would not operate this season, the company reports that they have signed up about 14,000 acres of beets for the season, and are still busy making contracts for the large run they expect to make. The season thus far is very bright for the beet prospects and the crops are coming on splendidly. The growing weather has been first class, and with the copious rains of the past week there is every reason to think the crop will be good and the run will start early. In fact, the officials of the company referred to, stated that they think operations will start about the middle of July, and they hope for a long run. A very large acreage of beets has been planted this year, and the growers expect to do as well with the same as they did last season. It is expected that the unsettled conditions in Europe will have much to do with the short beet crop there and this will probably be felt here in the demand for Orange county sugar.—Blade. DEPOPULATION DUE TO THINNING WOODS, BELIEF Paul Descombes, discussing the progresive depopulation of France, gives some statistics to show that the thinning of the woods and forests is largely responsible. There are 31 French departments that are more or less mountainous These now have 8,094,940 inhabitants. If the old rate of increase had been maintained their population now would be 11,896,366. Monslur Descombes points out that the mountainous regions of Switzerland, which should not be any less favorable to repopulation than the mountainous regions of France, show an increase of more than 50 per cent in population during the last 60 years, and he attributes it to the fact that forest protection in Switzerland is far more rigorous than n France. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS At the meeting of the board of supervisors held on April 27th, the contract for the improvement of Dyer, Fairview, Smeltzer and Wintersburg roads was awarded to Hart & Ducey for $12,391.28. The six bridges on Riverside road constructed by Frank K. Benchley contractor, were accepted. The hearing of the viewers' report on the petition of the landowners of the correspondent of the Journal of Commerce, who is a disinterested and impartial witness, the matter has not worked out in that way, for he says: "The output seems at present to be proving nearly the reverse of what was thus predicted. Where factories are prosperous as a result of the war orders, the inference is drawn by protectionists is that the good business is the result of absence of foreign competition, and is thus indicative of what might be expected from full protection ordinarily." Where business is depressed there is a disposition to put the blame on the tariff and therefore revision downward is condemned on both counts. While the correspondent is of the opinion that the influence of the call for protection may not be felt immediately, he says it will be powerful when exerted, and he instances specialized branches of manufacture which feel that they have been discriminated against in the reductions made by the democratic congress. There were many democrats who hesitated to remove sugar dutiles, and there are lines of activity which have suffered unduly. All classes of iron and steel manufacture are in this category. Farmers also realize that they have been hurt badly by lower dutiles. Perhaps the most significant development of all is the feeling of dissatisfaction in the states which furnish the chief democratic strength. The correspondent says: "The Southern sugar growers, iron and steel producers and some classes of milling and textile concerns and like have been severe in their criticisms and insistent on a change." And that "there seems to be a good deal of evidence that the manufacturing sections of the South are continuing the general protectionist development that has been observed there in recent years." In other words, the South is beginning to realize a truth which has been pointed out repeatedly by the more far seeing of the Southern people—that Protection is indispensable if the industries of that section are to be brought to their best estate. When the South reaches the point where it will demand protection the democratic party will have to change front on the tariff question or lose support without which that organization will be weak and helpless. And with the south on the side of protection the policy of safeguarding home industries through judiciously applied tariff "The iron and great Republic back of the treason among us as a producer of an annual product of pig iron and steel. This industry contained in North were the raw material." "With the Free and coal fields in Germans would only of the iron and Europe. German to the United States of iron and its ditions set in them duced annually by Germany, 12,300,6,040,000; France glum, 1,500,000, among the greatest world in tha and with the French behind her lines output of Great list. Thus, taches to the ar lands back to tha..." BOARD OF SUPERVISORS At the meeting of the board of supervisors held on April 27th, the contract for the improvement of Dyer, Fairview, Smeltzer and Wintersburg roads was awarded to Hart & Ducey for $12,391.28. The six bridges on Riverside road constructed by Frank K. Benchley contractor, were accepted. The hearing of the viewers' report on the petition of J. A. Armitage, et al., of Westminster road district, was continued to May 5, 1915, at 2 p.m. The application of Union Oil company for permit to lay a 3 inch pipe line on the trestle work along the west side of bridge over P. E. tracks on Anaheim-Olinda road was granted. The application of E. K. Welss for permit to lay a 1-1/2 inch pipe line across and along Fairhaven avenue, was granted. Warrant No. 5842 was ordered cancelled, being a duplicate. STRONG DRIFT TOWARD PROTECTION Administrative circles at Washington are said to be greatly encouraged by indications of improvement in business conditions throughout the country. Belief in such improvement rests it is hinted, upon the representations of bank examiners, who report a spirit of hopefulness in nearly every district. This is very well as far as it goes, but the statements of the bank examiners have to deal with only one phase of the situation. The fact is, as shown by wider and more comprehensive inquiry, that, while the industries of the country are making the best of the matter, there is a prevalent belief that permanent improvement and assurance of continued prosperity can be found only by creating economic conditions favorable to domestic interests. A most significant review of the sit- MAY RESULT IN MUNICIPAL SYSTEMS Orange and Fullerton Consider Advisability of Making Change That both Orange and Fullerton are seriously considering the advisability of instituting municipal gas systems is indicated by the following from the Orange News: "That an attempt on the part of the Southern Counties Gas company to raise rates generally in Orange county cities will result in the creation of a municipally-owned gas distributing system is the belief of several who attended the hearing before the railroad commission of the application of the gas company to raise the rate in Orange. "The city of Fullerton, it is understood, has already secured an estimate of the cost of a distributing system, and an effort may be made to vote bonds to build it. The city has been offered natural gas delivered at the city limits at a favorable price. "It developed at the hearing that the Southern Counties Gas Company pays 8 and 10 cents per 1000 cubic feet for the natural gas in the oil fields, and that the average cost per Our gold was consignments used and for a time ascended as an center has followed exports to Europe piles and principals and the Allies. Act has not suffiled by a law respect the resale failure, but no anybody but a need regret. With these favors occurring administration it possible to resale and make prosper burgh Gazette T" John Bunny is most popular character circles. He who always appea ANAHEIM GAZETTE Washing-New York application sympaligh tar that reappear to certain dissatisfation strength feeling well next 12 days after the opinion would exist. It is in that they unjustly downwards elimination war rohe hoped would more durtimony Journal operated better has for he consent to what factories the war by pronusness foreign consumer, delivered is 13½ cents. "A number of local people are of the opinion that if Fullerton is willing to take the step, Orange could also afford to bond for a distributing system and buy its gas from the same source as Fullerton. It is believed that Anaheim and Santa Ana will also consider such a step, rather than to submit to what they conceive to be unreasonable charges for gas. "Permission was asked to raise the minimum charge to $1 and to charge $1 per 1000 cubic feet of gas with a graduated scale. Present rates are 75 cents per 1000 with a minimum of 50 cents." At about the time the Southern Counties Gas company announced its intention of changing from artificial gas to natural gas, the Santa Ana City Trustees appointed a committee to make an investigation with a view of bringing natural gas to Santa Ana from the oil fields in the northern part of the county. This committee gathered stammerer, and laid the matter before a gas expert in Los Angeles. He was asked to say whether it was better for Santa Ana to buy natural gas, build a pipeline to Santa Ana and install a distributing system and operate the system or to continue under the Southern Counties Gas company with natural gas furnished at 75 cents per 1000 cubic feet. The expert answered in favor of the latter proposition. What his answer would be were the natural gas rate put to $1, which was the rate Santa Ana paid for artificial gas, is a question. RICH LAND IN FRANCE HELD BY GERMANS Invaders Occupy Iron, Coal and Potash Fields in Manufacturing Districts The importance of the five per cent and countless millions have laughed at his antics. He was at the head of his profession, and his name on the billboard was a drawing card, but we shall know him no more forever. The world could have better spared a better man. CALIFORNIA'S FUR-BEARING MAMMALS The fur bearing mammals of California have decreased rapidly in the last twenty years and there are, as a result, only a relatively few men who are professional trappers. Once a state which supplied thousands of valuable furs each year, California now counts for but little in the fur markets of the world. And yet even now, with but a remnant left, the sale of furs brings into this state each year a sum not less than $250,000. At the present rate of decrease, however, there is little hope that this sum can long continue to pour into our coffers, even though the price of raw furs continues to rise, writes Harold C. Bryant, game expert, California Fish and Game Commission. California possesses practically all of the best fur bearing species of animals. Look over the list; gray squirrel, beaver, Priblof fur seal, mountain lion, lynx, coyote, gray fox, red fox, ring-tailed cat, raccoon, black bear, weasel, river otter, sea otter, badger, skunk, wolverine, fisher, and mink. Already two of the best of the fur bearers, the sea otter and beaver, have had to be totally protected in order to save them. The grizzly bear is entirely extinct within the state, and the Guadalupe fur seal very nearly so. The beaver of our mountain districts has been entirely exterminated and there are but a few hundred survivors to be found along the Sacramento, Colorado and San Joaquin rivers. 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BECK, Anaheim California, R. F. D. No. 3. BEN BAXTER, Anaheim California, ```markdown ``` RICH LAND IN FRANCE HELD BY GERMANS Invaders Occupy Iron, Coal and Potash Fields in Manufacturing Districts The importance of the five per cent of French territory held by the Germans is strikingly set forth in a statement recently issued. It shows that while it is comparatively small in area it is very large indeed in industrial and agricultural importance. It says: "Holding only about 10,000 miles of French territory, or less than one-twentieth of continental France, the Germans have behind their advanced lines nearly one-half of industrial France and the homes of one-tenth of her population. Here are the mines, the foundations and factories, and the dairies and farms which are the pride, the wealth and the strength of modern France. In this narrow strip under German occupation there is produced seventy per cent of all coal mined in France, ninety per cent of all of the native mined iron and nearly half of the Republic's output of manufactured articles. "The iron and steel industry of the great Republic lies almost entirely back of the trenches. France stood fourth among the nations of the world as a producer of iron and steel, with an annual production of 3,500,000 tons of pig iron and of 3,100,000 tons of steel. This industry was centered and contained in Northern France, for here were the raw materials. "With the French and Belgian iron and coal fields in their possession, the Germans would have almost a monopoly of the iron and steel industries of Europe. Germany is now second only to the United States in the production of iron and steel. Before war conditions set in in the United States produced annually 24,500, tons of steel, Germany, 12,300,000; Great Britain, 6,040,000; France, 3,102,000 and Belgium, 1,500,000. Germany is third among the great industrial nations of the world in the production of coal, and with the French and Belgian mines behind her lines might easily equal the output of Great Britain, second upon the list. Thus, upusual interest attaches to the small strips of foreign lands back to the German lines. Already two of the best of the fur bearers, the sea otter and beaver, have had to be totally protected in order to save them. The grizzly bear is entirely extinct within the state, and the Guadalupe fur seal very nearly so. The beaver of our mountain districts has been entirely exterminated and there are but a few hundred survivors to be found along the Sacramento, Colorado and San Joaquin rivers. Although once very numerous along the coast, the sea otter is now nearing extinction. Two or three were killed just before the law protecting them went into effect in 1913, but few have been reported as having been seen since that time. Bidwell, in Rodgers' History of Colusa county, states that when the county was first settled it was not uncommon to see thirty or forty grizzly bears in one day. There has not been an instance of the killing of a real grizzly in California for the last four years. Apparently Monarch was the last surviving member of the species. He died in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, about three years ago. The slow decrease of the fur trade has been noted by nearly everybody and yet no attention has been paid to the possibility of conserving the fur bearers as a natural resource to be administered like other natural resources of the state. The chances of being able to do this grow less with each year, and it is high time that an investigation be instituted so that facts and figures can be at hand to support the legislation necessary. A search in the early history of California reveals the fact that this state for many years took a very prominent part in the world's fur trade. Companies were formed and ships outfitted on purpose to develop the fur resources. Trade centered in the skins of the sea otter, an animal which furnishes the finest known fur, fur which at the present time sells for fabulous sums. The average price paid in London in 1910 was $1,703.33. From 1786 to 1790 trade in sea otter skins in California was controlled by the Spanish government and was in the hands exclusively of the padres and Indians. In an old manuscript written by the commandante at Santa Barbara to the governor, dated November 9, 1789, the following numbers of sea otter skins were reported shipped from Purissima, 74; Santa Barbara, badger, skunk, wolverine, fisher, and mink. On this 23rd day of February, 1915, before me, Loonard Evans, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, residing therein, duly commissioned and sworn personally appeared Edwin A. Beck and Ben Baxter, known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the within instrument, and they acknowledged to me that they executed the same. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written. LEONARD EVANS. (Seal) Notary Public in and for the County of Orange, State of California. SEALED PROPOSALS Sealed proposals will be received by the independent审验站 at City Hall Center Street, Anaheim, up to Thursday May 21st at 6 o'clock. P.M., for the delivery of 1,500 barrels in carload lots of crude oil for street work. Delivery of oil for street work will be completed by October 3rd at City Hall Center Street. Oil to be delivered f.o.b.t. track Los Angeles or intermediate points if shipped by rail otherwise to be delivered at City's storage tanks at Anaheim where it shall be located well from which it will be shipped, and also the names of well owners. Terms of payment cash on second Thursday of each month during such delivery. Certified check for $50.00 must accompany each and every proposal, to be foretold if the successful bidder fails to enter into a contract in accordance with his bid. The Board of Trustees of the city of Anaheim reserves the right to reject each and every bid. Said oil must be from 12 to 14 degrees gravity, and bidders must state in their bid that amount of liquid ashphalt contained in their lines might easily equal the output of Great Britain, second upon the list. Thus, upusual interest attaches to the small strips of foreign lands back to the German lines. WHY WOMEN SUFFER Many Anaheim Women are Learning HAS NOT RESTORED PROSPERITY Our gold was leaving us in large consignments until hostilities began and for a time afterward. New York ascended as an international financial center has followed as a result of huge exports to Europe, food and war supplies and principally to Great Britain and the Allies. The Federal Reserve act has not suffered itself to be repealed by a law of Congress. In that respect the reserve scheme has been a failure, but not such a failure as anybody but a Democratic theorist need regret. What a pity it is that with these favorable financial movements occurring during a Democrate administration it has been found impossible to resuscitate our Industries and make prosperity general—Pittsburgh Gazette Times. John Bunny is dead. He was the most popular character in motion picture circles. He was the big fat man who always appeared in comic scenes, FROM 1786 to 1790 trade in sea otter skins in California was controlled by the Spanish government and was in the hands exclusively of the patrons and Indians. In an old manuscript written by the commandante at Santa Barbara to the governor, dated November 9, 1789, the following numbers of sea otter skins were reported shipped. From Purissima, 74; Santa Barbara, 79; San Buenaventura, 81; besides 32 fox skins. This represented shipments from the southern coast regions only. In 1790 the government monopoly ceased and the patres were deprived of a market. They welcomed therefore the opportunity to trade afforded by American ships at the beginning of the 19th century. From 1800 to 1812 a number of American ships annually visited the coast, trading cloth, muskets and other materials for sea otter skins. NO ROOF GUARDIAN "Doc," said the patient, "I'm all run down." "You look it, too," said the doctor, sympathetically. "I'm not going to prescribe drugs for a man in your condition. No, sir; what I going to prescribe for you is gardening." "But doc," he said, "gardening is the cause of all my trouble." "Humph, what kind of gardening?" said the doctor incredulously. "Roof," the man replied. NEW YORK'S VALUATION The total assessed valuation of real estate in New York city, exclusive of exempt property, is $8,049,859,912. This is equal to the combined assessed valuation of property in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Washington, Oregon and Nevada.* WHY WOMEN SUFFER Many Anaheim Women are Learning The Cause Women often suffer, not knowing the cause. Backache, headache, dizziness, nervousness. Irregular urinary passages, weakness, languor— Each a torture of itself. Together hint at weakened kidneys. Strike at the root—get to the cause. No other remedy more highly endorsed than Doan's Kidney Pills. Recommended by thousands—Endorsed at home. Here's convincing testimony from an Anaheim citizen. Mrs. W. Lawe, 403 Adele St., Anaheim, says: "I had a bearing down pain in my back and my kidneys were badly out of order. The kidney creations were unnatural and bothered me greatly. Doan's Kidney Pills helped me out in good shape, taking away the pain and lameness in my back and correcting the fault with my kidneys." Price 50c at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan's Kidney Pills—the same that Mrs. Lawe had. Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N.Y. WORK ON COAST ROAD A force of men have been busy oiling the coast boulevard between Bay City and Sunset Beach and it now looks like a real road and makes a fine drive along the beach.—News. Ice Cream Season Will SoonbeHere "White Mountain" Freezers, "Star" and "Chrystal" Refrigerators--Positively the best on earth. AT DICKEL'S DICKEL'S Hurrah! Hurrah! 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